As a student applying for internships, everywhere you look you will see the ever-elusive phrase, ‘commercial awareness’. All employers claim to want it, and yet nobody seems to be able to explain exactly what it is. Even after attending ‘Commercial Awareness 101’ talks and reading online, this glimmering all-star quality will most likely remain vague […]
Tag: business skills
When I think of my favorite colleagues throughout my career, it stands out that they are disproportionately former college athletes. I have seen the advantages of athletics really translate into the professional business setting – grit, teamwork, time management, and more. It is also no secret that super competitive roles (e.g. investment banking or consulting) […]
FORMER McKinsey consultant Victor Cheng provides us with an interesting insight. The skills that get you hired as a consultant are not the same skills that get you promoted, and the skills that get you promoted are not the same skills that take you to the top. You get hired for your analytical skills, you […]